It inspired the phrase “thousand yard stare,” which references a blank stare that usually results from a form of traumatization. The Thomas Lea painting was first featured in LIFE Magazine in ...

What is the "1000 Yard Stare"? Often linked to soldiers and those who’ve endured intense experiences, it’s a powerful symbol of trauma and survival. ‘We’re Just a Little Hurt’—Canadian ...

Whenever CNN put him up on the split screen, he had a thousand-yard stare. He didn’t look old. He looked ancient. He looked empty. But at least he wasn’t speaking. Because when it was his time ...

It was May 15, 1967. "I looked up and saw a Marine with what they call the thousand-yard stare," Johnston recalls, "and I lifted my Leica and snapped his picture. The soldier’s gaze never left ...